In The Skin Of A Lion
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In the novel, “,” by Michael Ondaatje, the main character, Patrick Lewis, searches for identity and light. Without these elements, he lacks love and cannot survive the world. A passage in chapter three describes him as a lonely man that is isolated from the world around him. “Clara and Amb ....
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Patrick Lewis is a lost soul and a searcher on a constant journey. In chapter three, ironically titled, "The Searcher", Patrick is searching for Ambrose Small but that is merely a metaphor for his vocation. "He searched out things, he collected things," (Ondaatje, pg.157) indicates that he is always searching for something. The title, “,” can also be used to illustrate Patrick's perpetual search. In the preface, Ondaatje states, "(T)he joyful will stoop... I will wander through the w ....
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